Okay. First let me admit that
I am biased. I am a
anarchist. I own a
black flag, I read the writings of
Emma Goldman and
Noam Chomsky. Yeah,
roll your eyes. I’m used to it.
That is not the point of this node.
No, I would like to talk about the use of the word
anarchist in some of the recent reporting on
the protests in Quebec. In almost every
popular media article I read I find the phrase “
gangs of anarchists smashed shop windows and set
fires” what I’d like to know is how they knew these
hooligans were
anarchists? It in all honesty, it doesn't sound like a very
anarchist thing to do. Are they anarchists simply because they are
violent? The
philosophy of
anarchism is about finding a road to
world peace and
freedom. And last off, why would anarchists be protesting reductions in
tariff laws, anyway? Combined with
free emigration the
elimination of tariffs is part of the
party platform! (It is important to note that
free trade without
free emigration/
immigration poses a serious threat to
workers since
companies are able to distribute their
power but the
individual is not . .
but I digress)
Do the people at
cnn.com even know what an anarchist is? Will I have to find some other name to call this
political movement I’m a part of just to avoid these
negative associations?
Dose anyone really even care?